Italian Mob

• Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian mob boss, dies of cancer months after capture

  As his condition worsened in recent weeks, he was transferred to a hospital from the maximum-security jail in central Italy where he was initially held.

  World

  Sep 25, 2023
  
• After 16 years on the run, Italian mob suspect found working as pizza chef

  Suspected Mafia hitman Edgardo Greco was arrested in France where he had been working and evading justice as a pizza chef.

  Trending

  Feb 3, 2023
  
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• Montreal police investigating attempted murder of 69-year-old Rivière-des-Prairies man

  The victim is allegedly affiliated with the Italian mafia in Montreal and is allegedly an ex-associate of Vito Rizzuto.

  Crime

  Nov 10, 2021
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• Italian police arrest 334 suspects — including politicians — in anti-mafia raids

  Amongst the possible charges facing those detained were mafia conspiracy, murder, extortion, loan sharking, corporate fraud and money laundering.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2019
• Italian ‘cocaine king’ makes a daring nighttime rooftop escape

  Rocco Morabito had been the most wanted fugitive member of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, Italy's most powerful organized crime group and one of Europe's biggest importers of South American cocaine.

  World

  Jun 25, 2019
• Police launch coordinated raids on Italian mafia in Europe

  Police have made several arrests in Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands as part of a major operation targeting the Italian mafia.

  World

  Dec 5, 2018